Unit 1 - Our World

Lesson 1 - Creating Maps

Academic Vocabulary

continent	latitude
prime meridian	longitude
equator	TODALSIG

Quizlet on these Words - https://quizlet.com/141855994/creating-maps-flash-cards/original

Lesson 2 - Interpreting Maps

map	physical map
political map	special purpose map

Quizlet on these Words - https://quizlet.com/140540148/interpreting-maps-flash-cards/

Lesson 3 - Interpreting Other Data Sources

graph	bar graph
line graph	circle graph
chart	table

Quizlet on these Words - https://quizlet.com/140551752/interpreting-other-data-sources-flash-cards/

Lesson 4 -

regions	physical region
human (cultural) region

Quizlet on these Words - https://quizlet.com/141857459/ss6-unit-1-part-2-l1-defining-regions-flash-cards/

Lesson 5

culture	country
cultural diffusion

Quizlet on these Words - https://quizlet.com/141968795/ss6-unit-1-part-2-l2-comparing-regions-flash-cards/

Social Studies Sites

• Tons of facts about every country in the world. - https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
• National Geographic Help Website - http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/homework-help/
• Reading Maps Brainpop - https://jr.brainpop.com/socialstudies/geography/readingmaps/
• http://earth.google.com/ Download an interactive globe of the world.
• http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/
• www.kidinfo.com/Geography/Maps.html
• www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm
• www.edu.pe.ca/southernkings/landforms.htm
• www.minsocam.org/MSA?k12?rkcycle/recycleindex.html
• www.kidsgeo.com/geology-for-kids/0032-understanding-landforms.php
• Geography Games - http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm
• CriticalPast Vintage stock footage and millions of stock photo images comprising one of the world's largest royalty-free archival footage collections. All broadcast quality and available for immediate download in HD and SD formats, including professional screeners. http://www.criticalpast.com/
• World History - http://www.mrdonn.org/worldhistory.html
• http://besthistorysites.net/